A New Lifetime GI Bill Is Likely To Become Law. Here’s How It Will Impact Vets

PO1 Robert Payne - I disagree. There needs to be a cap on the time frame and why should the benefit be transferable? It is a benefit for veterans, those that wore the uniform. We keep expanding eligibility and time frames and cost the tax payers more money. Veterans have pretty good benefits already. Time and resources should be spent squaring away the VA hospital system. I don't use the VA so I have no vested interest in it but I view the treatment of disabled veterans as a better/more important use of funding that limitless education benefits.

The educations benefits are already very nice. My son, who served in the Marines is using his GI Bill now. It pays for just about everything and a stipend for living expenses. It is an incredibly generous program already paid for by the US tax payers.

PO1 Robert Payne - The government should not agree to a never ending liability. I am sure it would be nice to have it last forever but that is not realistic or fair to tax payers.

College education should have a return on the investment so if you had to pay for it yourself, there should be a return on what you spend so it would be wise to spend your own money on it. I think the military paying for a bachelors degree is more than adequate. I am not sure they need to fund masters/PhD's etc. Those would be ROI based for the individual. If you need it for a chosen career field, pay for it, the return should be there over the long haul.

I can agree with transferability for someone killed in action (real action, not a car accident on base etc.) to their child (ren) or spouse.

Hum, reckon the sate your in provides Veterans some free education to complete?

1LT (Join to see) - Michigan, fat chance, lucky if the allow you can breath the air with out having to pay.